Campus Corner: Locals lift La Salle

PHILADELPHIA — Freshman infielder Cody Clarke (Spring-Ford) is hitting .125 (3-for-24) for the La Salle University baseball team (2-11) with one RBI, while freshman first baseman/outfielder J.T. Crits (Wissahickon) is 1-for-8 in seven games with two RBIs. Sophomore outfielder Rob Friskey (Malvern Prep), a King of Prussia resident, is 3-for-12 in 10 games with one RBI. Among pitchers, freshman left-hander Luke Reilly (Germantown Academy) has appeared in five games and has an 0-1 record while giving up five earned runs in 4.2 innings of work with three strikeouts. Junior left-hander Shawn O’Neill (La Salle) is 0-2 in two starts with a 15.27 ERA and two strikeouts in 7.2 innings.

Senior Dan Fitzgerald (Upper Dublin) broke an Atlantic 10 and a school record in the 100-yard backstroke prelims (48.25) and finished second in the actual race (48.76) when the Explorers men’s swim team competed in the Atlantic 10 Championships at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Fitzgerald also broke a 31-year-old school record and became the first La Salle swimmer to break the 45-second mark when he clocked in at 44.87 in the 100-yard freestyle. Senior Blase Szyszko (La Salle) placed eighth in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.68) and 12th in the 100 breaststroke (57.03). Junior Dave Derr (Upper Dublin) broke the 50-second mark for the first time (49.89) when he finished sixth in the 100 backstroke.

Senior Nick Crits (Wissahickon) and junior Vince Perozze (Perkiomen Valley) were part of the Explorers distance medley relay that finished second (9:46.84) at the ECAC and IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships at Boston University.

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Senior attack Lauren McDermott (North Penn) has 17 goals and four assists, senior defender Ryan Yankowich (Archbishop Carroll) has four groundballs and four caused turnovers in four games and junior defender Kaitlin Colbridge (North Penn) has 10 groundballs and five caused turnovers for the Explorers women’s lacrosse team (6-1).

Freshman pitcher Mary Cate Scott (Lansdale Catholic) is 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19 innings for the Explorers softball team (6-4).

Junior diver Shauna Hennings (North Penn) placed ninth in the 1-meter diving competition (203.15) and 12th in the 3-meter diving competition (189.95) when the Explorers women took part in the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

SAINT JOSEPH’S

Junior right-hander Jordan Carter (Methacton) is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 21 innings after four starts for the Hawks baseball team (6-11).

Junior Tommy O’Kane (La Salle) was part of the distance medley relay team that placed eighth (10:01.74) at the ECAC and IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships at Boston University.

Senior midfielder Maggie Mauer (Archbishop Carroll) has one goal in five games for the Hawks women’s lacrosse team (5-2) while junior defender Brit Hanrahan (North Penn) has 11 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers in seven games.

Sophomore Kayla Charles (North Penn) finished eighth in the pentathlon (3,274 points) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Rhode Island. Charles finished second in the 60-meter dash (9.06) and fourth in the long jump (5.38 meters) during the competition.

Senior field hockey player Rachel Walsh (Archbishop Carroll) was named to the 2013 Gladiator/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.

TEMPLE

Sophomore attack Macie Hauck (North Penn) has two goals in four games and senior midfield/defender Nina Falcone (Perkiomen Valley) has five groundballs and five caused turnovers in six games for the Owls women’s lacrosse team (5-1).

URSINUS

Senior right-hander Jake Kohler (Upper Dublin) is 1-1 in two starts with a 3.21 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 14 innings for the Bears baseball team (3-5). Freshman lefty Thomas Highland (Plymouth Whitemarsh) has allowed just two hits in 3.1 innings for the Bears, while sophomore catcher/outfielder James Hoff (Spring-Ford) is 3-for-31 in eight games and has two RBIs.

Senior midfielder Liz Chatburn (Upper Dublin) has two goals in three games for the Bears women’s lacrosse team (1-2).

Junior Bryn O’Neill (Germantown Academy) was part of the victorious 800-yard free relay team (7:47.09) when the Bears competed at the Centennial Conference Championships at Franklin & Marshall College.

WIDENER

Sophomore pitcher Robert Barth (Pope John Paul II) is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in three games (two starts) for the Pride baseball team (4-6). Barth has allowed just three earned runs and fanned six in 17 innings.

Senior midfielder Ryan Eidenshink (La Salle) has eight goals and an assist in five games for the Pride men’s lacrosse team (3-2).